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    Insuring my chicken run is a healthy place to bring in new chickens

    I have a 10 thousand sq.ft. free range area fenced in for my chickens. The flock consists of 8 hens and one rooster. I have had them 4-5 years and want to keep them. But I am building a second hen house and want to run some new chickens over the same ground. How can I be sure my existing flock...
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    Predator Proof

    I have a 100'x100' chicken yard. That's 10,000 square feet. The fence is 4' high with 2"x4" weave. In addition to the chicken house I have a dog house. That's where a good ole mixed hound rescue dog lives when not by the woodstove. He will not harm a chicken or a cat. I also am surrounded by...
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    Least expensive feed for layers

    I want my egg production to outstrip my feed cost (or at least minimize feed costs). I have to get enough eggs to profit. I love chickens, but can't afford more freeloading pets. Because of predators I can't free range outside of my 100'x100' fenced enclosure. The grocery stores here have a...
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    Disease on comb

    My chickens are developing something like growths or warts on their combs. It is spreading and increasing in severity. What is this? What is the treatment? Thanks!
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    Cats and Chickens

    Several times in my life I have raised chicks to chickens. Always inside my house in my living room. I have always had cats.Years and years ago I read that, for whatever reason, a domestic cat will not harm a domestic chicken. I have always found this to be true. Some cats are enthralled, some...
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    Dog attack ripped out lots of feathers

    I let my guard down and allowed a dog attack. My favorite. A Silver Duck Wing Yokohama. All his tail feathers, and on his back, and under the tail are gone. It is horrible looking, though scratches and bruises are all that show. ( I don't know about internal damage). The first thing I did was...
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    Which breed of fowl fetches the largest price

    I'm raising chickens again. I love it! I'm raising less expensive "rare " breeds to insure that my facilities are predator proof and my methods effective at growing a sound and healthy birds. Next year, I hope to upgrade my stock. I am not wealthy,so it behooves me to raise a flock that will...
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    Please tell me what breed this is

    Does anyone know the breed of the rooster posted on my profile pic.? I can't upload a pic. onto this for some reason. Thanks for the help.
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